Top 7 Software Apps I'm Thankful For
Update 05/28/2014 - TrueCrypt is now defunct
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What are the top 7 apps you’re most thankful for on Windows? Macintosh?
Macintosh:
- TrueCrypt - allows me to keep my data secure no matter whether it’s on the hard drive or USB flash drive.
- Tweetdeck - easily manage tweets, etc. using this.
- MPEG Streamclip - easily convert video on a Mac, something that was missing when Visual Hub disappeared.
- The UnArchiver - allows me to easily handle zillions of compressed files, no matter what the format.
- TextWrangler - great, easy to use text word processor.
- Skitch - just incredibly awesome tool to annotate images, etc. I use it every day for everything.
- Jing Pro - Best $15 I’ve spent on an application for video screen captures. Wow, like Skitch, I use it every day.
Windows
- PSPad - great text/php file editor. One of my first installs on any Windows computer I touch.
- Filezilla FTP - FTP program that I use on both Windows and Mac, but it’s essential for my work on Windows computers.
- CCleaner - great for cleaning out the registry, uninstalling programs, just a great all-around tool.
- FormatFactory - audio/video conversion tool that’s easy to use and works most of the time.
- VLC MediaPlayer - wonderful audio/video player that just works. I love that it plays Quicktime without me having to install Quicktime Player on my computer.
- SpywareBlaster - innoculate your computer against spyware…what else need be said?
- 7zip - easy to use compression program that makes extracting/compressing files a breeze via right-mouse click.
So, what software are you thankful for?
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